The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-28
MANCHESTER MATTERS.
DYE TIEW OF THE cry PAVING
ORDIDANCE.

me bid Nh'sierhcld IrOOp-I The city
school Board Church Notes and sun
day Services Briefs. Personals. Miscel-
lancous. and Minor Mention.
The paving ordinance has been a gene
raj subject Of conversation for several
days, and varying opinions were given
One OF the best-knOwn citizens OF Man
chester, who is opposed to the ordinance,
expressed his views on the subject (Which
of course only represents one side Of the
question: iu "a conversation Of some length
with TIMES reporter They were in
substance as follows. He regarded the
ordinance as am iniquitOus one, speaking
of course with no reference TO the COun-
ell As everybody knows, the tax for
paving is 90 De laid, not according TO val
ucs, but frontage This was the bad
feature The taxation would be unequal
and unjust. for while the owner of i'm
proved and productive property could
afford 10 pay for paving, the owner OF
unimpr0ycd vacant lots, from which
hc derives no profit, cannot afford
it The taxation is unequal Take,
for instance, two lots of the same
size where the paving will cost S25 each.
one of them is AN improved lot, worth
81 600. ihe other, vacant lot, worth
5000 ln this case the owner of the i'm
proved lot would pay tax OF only p
per cent ON property which he could
rent and obtain a profit from, while the
other. 0W ing property from which he
could have no profit, would have 10 pay
12s per cent. tax This was very unjust
THE ordinance, or one similar 20 II, was
iu force in some large cities and might
work there, where almost all the lots are
improved and values are equal, but II
would not DO for Manchester, where the
arcu of unimprovcd lots was large and
the Improvements of small value. Real
estate already bears 80 per cent. of the
taxes of The city, because the per
sonM property is not of large amount,
and tms additional burden should
not he put ON IT, IL was espe-
Cally unfortunate that the ordinance
was passed now, as of late Manchester
las been getting along so prosperous y;
for this viii undoubtedly kill all business
u real estate Another thing was that
there was mo- guarantee that after two or
three streets had been paved the ordi-
nance would not be rescinded and re-
um made TO the old plan. He thought
u0 court in the land would sustain IT, as
there Is constitutional provision that
ull taxes shall bee 0d r0lDrtn- according
to value: and In taxing according To
frontage thc ordinance violated this, and
WAS a- ini0uitous as il the Legislature
should pass % law taxing all the land in
Chesterfield at dollar an acre, regard
less of value In speaking as he did he
referred only to the ordinance itself, and
did NOT doubt the honesty and good in
tent of The Council but il was great
mistake This is am accurate account, IN
substance. of what was said by the gen
ucmn referred To-
Do is time the members of the Chester
field troop were taking steps for another
reunion At that most pleasant one at
Bon Air last fan 10 was determined that
the meetings should DE annual, and this
resolution ought certainly TO be carried
out
There viii be "a meeting Of the School
Board tonight
ThcrcWasa large congregation sunday
might at the Bainhridge street Baptist
church. and one baptism.
The Mayor had one case before him
Yesterday morning
Mr. vs. W. MichauN of Powhatan Is
iu the city
Atthc annual meeting of The Mission
ar, Society of the Bainbrldge-stre Bap
dst church Sunday afternoon interesting
addrcs,c. were delivered by Rev K. II.
Pitt and Rev DIR Hatcher Of Richmond
and Rev William II. Christian of the
Central Methodist church. The society
elected thc following officers for the en-
suing term. President William A Gibbs
President. George Blankenship
Secretary. w. T. Pitt; Corresponding
Secretary. S f. Noodtin.
GRAND LECTURER COLES VISIT
one of the last official visits Of this dis
tumished gentleman was 10 Manchester
Lodge sometime I'M April last He was
tbr rucst of Mr.. II. b owen while in the
city and remained several days, being
A.. confined He seemed much Interested III
hiss visit to the Lodge; and both as d
learned and ardent Mason and a genie
gentleman he made a fine impression on
all who met him His death causes gen
cral and genuine regret among the mem
beers of the fraternity here.
+. SANITARY CONDITION or THE CITY.
The Board of Health and the city au
thorities have taken active steps 10 pui
the city I'm good sanitary condition, by
seeing that mo- stagnant water or Other
d nuisance is allowed 1t would be bet
tcr 10 say "to keep in a good sanitary
condition" for they have been actively
ID attending TO this matter during the sum
me, It is of the highest importance
Chat citizens should lend their aid by keep
. ing their yards clean and spreading LINT
b wherever necessary.
Salvation Services.